Defendant in "Hizb ut-Tahrir" case missed birth of daughter

Emil Dzhemadenov is the fourth political prisoner in the case whose child was born while the father remains behind bars.

SIMFEROPOL / AKMESDZHIT (QHA) -

A new defendant in the so-called "case of Hizb ut-Tahrir" Emile Dzhemadenov has been kept in the detention center in Simferopol since October 12. October 21 his daughter was born, his lawyer Eden Semedlyaev informed on Facebook.

“Today a girl was born to my client Emil Dzhemadenov who is kept in the detention center in Simferopol,” he wrote.

Semedlyaev noted that this is not the first political prisoner, who missed the birth of a child due to illegal imprisonment.

“Rustem Vaitov and Vadim Siruk have recently had daughter as well, Ali Asanov had a son. I hope that Allah will soon let them hug their newborn babies and care for them,” said the lawyer.

It was reported earlier that, a new wave of raids was launched in Crimea on October 12. In particular, the FSB officers raided the homes of Crimean Tatars living in the settlements of Stroganovka and Kamenka of Simferopol district: Emil Dzhemadenov, Eider Saledinov, Uzeyir Abdullayev, Teymur Abdullaev and Rustem Ismailov. Following the searches all of them were taken to the FSB Directorate in Crimea. Four Crimean Tatars are charged with participation in the activities of the "Hizb ut-Tahrir" organization recognized as terrorist in Russia. Teymur Abdullayev is charged with Part1 of Art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - the organization of activity of the terrorist unit.

The so-called case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" has become the hallmark of the FSB struggle against Muslim dissidents in Crimea. The security forces break into the houses, conducted illegal searches and detentions under the pretext of suspicion of terrorism and calling their repressive operations combating extremism.